Megan Brooks May 11, 2023 As the number of cases of early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosed before age 50 continues to rise, early detection has become increasingly important. A new study has identified four signs and symptoms that can serve as red flags to facilitate earlier detection of early-onset CRC. The signs and symptoms are abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, diarrhea,...
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4 RED FLAGS SIGNAL EARLY-ONSET COLORECTAL CANCER RISK
These red flags may be key to earlier detection and diagnosis of early-onset colorectal cancer among younger adults. The number of young adults with colorectal cancer has nearly doubled in recent years. For the study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers looked at de-identified health insurance data on more than 5,000 patients with early-onset colorectal...